Tapas Las Ramblas – Andersonville – Sarah Lawrence

5101 N. Clark
773.769.9700
http://www.tapaslasramblas.com/
This wonderful tapas restaurant is brought to you by a former partner of Twist. After studying in Spain for a summer in college, I become intimately familiar with good tapas-style eating. While there are many tapas options in the city, I found Twist (in Lakeview/Wrigleyville) to be my all time favorite for its [...]

Mixteco Grill – Ravenswood – Ryan Gossett

1601 W Montrose
773-868-1601

http://chicago.menupages.com/restaurantdetails?restaurantid=52995

Excellent, creative, and affordable Mexican food! Mixteco Grill, while packed every weekend, is still undiscovered in my opinion. They have recently expanded into the space next door to accommodate the drones of people that flock there every weekend, but I am afraid the word is continuing to spread.

We have been there three times [...]

Five Guys Burgers & Fries – Lincoln Park – Ryan Gossett

2140 N Clybourn

773-327-5953

http://www.fiveguys.com/index.aspx

This is my new “Fast Food” burger joint. Don’t be discouraged by the fact that this eatery is located on one of the busiest weekend streets in Chicago, it is well worth the headache. I did find that entering the neighborhood from the East on Webster and parking between Racine and Lakewood was [...]